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EPT Disclosure

4th Jul 2008 12:19

RNS Number : 3646Y

Credit Suisse Equities (Australia)

04 July 2008

FORM 38.5 (b)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS

BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader	Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited
Company dealt in	BHP Billiton Limited
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	3-July-2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

	Long		Short
	Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	1577442	0.047	9009860	0.268
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	1577442	0.047	9009860	0.268

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class Of Relevant Security : Ordinary Shares	Long	Short
(1) Relevant Securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
Total

Class of relevant security:	Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase	5,445		39.82
Purchase	8,814		39.82
Purchase	1,618		39.82
Purchase	50		39.82
Purchase	450		39.82
Purchase	19,068		39.82
Purchase	22,941		39.82
Purchase	23,561		39.82
Purchase	18,864		39.82
Purchase	54		39.99
Purchase	100		39.99
Purchase	1,905		39.99
Purchase	1,000		39.95
Purchase	570		40.00
Purchase	430		39.98
Purchase	723		39.77
Purchase	3,456		39.77
Purchase	5,795		39.85
Purchase	245		39.85
Purchase	241		39.85
Purchase	5,000		39.85
Purchase	79		39.85
Purchase	250		39.85
Purchase	230		39.85
Purchase	1,806		39.85
Purchase	100		39.85
Purchase	1,035		39.85
Purchase	500		39.85
Purchase	344		39.85
Purchase	380		39.85
Purchase	3,709		39.85
Purchase	193		39.83
Purchase	93		39.83
Purchase	1,564		39.95
Purchase	1,000		39.95
Purchase	500		39.95
Purchase	2,000		39.95
Purchase	500		39.95
Purchase	36		39.95
Purchase	400		39.95
Purchase	1,104		39.95
Purchase	4,412		40.25
Purchase	122		40.25
Purchase	514		40.25
Purchase	2,358		40.25
Purchase	68		40.25
Purchase	2,308		40.25
Purchase	10,479		40.25
Purchase	33,122		40.25
Purchase	5,000		40.25
Purchase	2,202		40.25
Purchase	3,000		40.25
Purchase	842		40.25
Purchase	1,798		40.25
Purchase	2,000		40.24
Purchase	2,000		40.23
Purchase	36		40.22
Purchase	4,179		40.20
Purchase	44,524		40.25
Purchase	5,000		40.25
Purchase	193		40.25
Purchase	283		40.23
Purchase	366		40.10
Purchase	2,500		40.10
Purchase	327		40.10
Purchase	300		40.10
Purchase	110		40.10
Purchase	500		40.10
Purchase	76		40.10
Purchase	1,679		40.08
Purchase	2,500		40.08
Purchase	1,449		40.01
Purchase	442		40.01
Purchase	3,000		40.01
Purchase	3		40.01
Purchase	400		40.01
Purchase	760		40.01
Purchase	632		40.01
Purchase	1,500		39.99
Purchase	2,500		39.99
Purchase	2,500		39.99
Purchase	764		39.99
Purchase	14		39.99
Purchase	546		39.99
Purchase	245		39.99
Purchase	560		39.99
Purchase	12,500		39.99
Purchase	115		39.99
Purchase	300		39.99
Purchase	300		39.99
Purchase	377		39.99
Purchase	1,000		39.99
Purchase	900		39.99
Purchase	4,382		39.99
Purchase	1,236		39.98
Purchase	14,731		40.00
Purchase	22		40.00
Purchase	325		40.00
Purchase	10,000		40.00
Purchase	4,922		40.00
Purchase	98		40.01
Purchase	402		40.01
Purchase	1,413		40.10
Purchase	17,000		40.10
Purchase	2,500		40.10
Purchase	2,000		40.10
Purchase	1,700		40.10
Purchase	3,841		40.13
Purchase	560		40.13
Purchase	8		40.13
Purchase	300		40.13
Purchase	279		40.13
Purchase	26		40.13
Purchase	23		40.10
Purchase	12,000		40.10
Purchase	600		40.10
Purchase	1,256		40.10
Purchase	341		40.10
Purchase	131		40.10
Purchase	9,000		40.10
Purchase	301		40.09
Purchase	63		40.09
Purchase	85		40.09
Purchase	181		40.09
Purchase	1,113		40.09
Purchase	168		40.09
Purchase	125		40.09
Purchase	5,014		40.06
Purchase	2,833		40.06
Purchase	2,599		40.06
Purchase	22,140		40.24
Purchase	560		40.24
Purchase	388		40.24
Purchase	239		40.24
Purchase	560		40.24
Purchase	386		40.23
Purchase	4,723		40.23
Purchase	47,885		40.29
Purchase	5		40.29
Purchase	110		40.29
Purchase	2,000		40.29
Purchase	19,804		40.30
Purchase	1,872		40.30
Purchase	4,000		40.30
Purchase	5,000		40.30
Purchase	2,500		40.30
Purchase	5,000		40.30
Purchase	30,000		40.30
Purchase	5,000		40.30
Purchase	5,000		40.30
Purchase	5,000		40.30
Purchase	2,623		40.30
Purchase	8,335		40.30
Purchase	490		40.30
Purchase	2,533		40.29
Purchase	668		40.29
Purchase	257		40.29
Purchase	715		40.28
Purchase	123		40.28
Purchase	750		40.28
Purchase	311		40.28
Purchase	19		40.28
Purchase	775		40.30
Purchase	1,000		40.30
Purchase	440		40.30
Purchase	1,000		40.30
Purchase	1,000		40.30
Purchase	36		40.30
Purchase	237		40.30
Purchase	86		40.30
Purchase	400		40.29
Purchase	317		40.28
Purchase	35		40.28
Purchase	178		40.28
Purchase	20		40.27
Purchase	182		40.27
Purchase	256		40.27
Purchase	200		40.20
Purchase	390		40.20
Purchase	10,000		40.20
Purchase	800		40.19
Purchase	126		40.19
Purchase	1,077		40.19
Purchase	956		40.19
Purchase	254		40.19
Purchase	900		40.18
Purchase	3		40.18
Purchase	2		40.17
Purchase	35		40.17
Purchase	298		40.16
Purchase	1		40.15
Purchase	14		40.16
Purchase	3		40.16
Purchase	1,192		40.16
Purchase	791		40.16
Purchase	249		40.15
Purchase	1,999		40.15
Purchase	3		40.13
Purchase	100		40.13
Purchase	125		40.13
Purchase	24		40.13
Purchase	4,179		40.15
Purchase	422		40.15
Purchase	500		40.15
Purchase	340		40.15
Purchase	1,670		40.15
Purchase	80,000		40.15
Purchase	7		40.15
Purchase	3,459		40.15
Purchase	318		40.15
Purchase	1,040		40.15
Purchase	1,505		40.15
Purchase	2		40.14
Purchase	2,100		40.14
Purchase	105		40.14
Purchase	248		40.10
Purchase	376		40.10
Purchase	7,908		40.10
Purchase	5,748		40.10
Purchase	75,000		40.10
Purchase	4,000		40.10
Purchase	9,969		40.10
Purchase	2,000		40.10
Purchase	3,165		40.10
Purchase	118		40.09
Purchase	2,134		40.14
Purchase	466		40.13
Purchase	500		40.25
Purchase	500		40.24
Purchase	2,500		40.24
Purchase	1		40.41
Purchase	1		40.50
Purchase	1,229		40.51
Purchase	1,000		40.51
Purchase	1,950		40.51
Purchase	4,596		40.67
Purchase	19,508		40.50
Purchase	3,819		40.50
Purchase	740		40.50
Purchase	558		40.50
Purchase	375		40.50
Purchase	1,908		40.54
Purchase	2,271		40.54
Purchase	500		40.52
Purchase	42,731		40.45
Purchase	752		40.45
Purchase	1,517		40.45
Purchase	218		40.40
Purchase	2,083		40.40
Purchase	2,058		40.40
Purchase	296		40.40
Purchase	887		40.40
Purchase	507		40.40
Purchase	1,522		40.40
Purchase	973		40.40
Purchase	2,918		40.40
Purchase	5,003		40.40
Purchase	9		40.40
Purchase	8,526		40.40
Purchase	4,179		40.61
Purchase	4,179		40.62
Purchase	3,461		40.65
Purchase	100		40.65
Purchase	8,600		40.65
Purchase	350		40.65
Purchase	2,489		40.65
Purchase	14,412		40.66
Purchase	588		40.66
Purchase	27,006		40.61
Purchase	315		40.61
Purchase	22,679		40.61
Purchase	6,903		40.67
Purchase	100		40.67
Purchase	100		40.67
Purchase	7		40.67
Purchase	5,000		40.67
Purchase	84		40.67
Purchase	6		40.67
Purchase	800		40.67
Purchase	12,000		40.67
Purchase	45,843		40.77
Purchase	140		40.77
Purchase	200		40.77
Purchase	1,730		40.77
Purchase	50		40.77
Purchase	2,037		40.77
Purchase	20,649		40.79
Purchase	4,351		40.79
Purchase	2,975		40.79
Purchase	10,000		40.79
Purchase	2,000		40.79
Purchase	12,500		40.79
Purchase	5,000		40.79
Purchase	5,000		40.79
Purchase	3,000		40.79
Purchase	2,000		40.79
Purchase	2,108		40.79
Purchase	5,417		40.79
Purchase	392		40.79
Purchase	500		40.79
Purchase	164		40.79
Purchase	8,944		40.79
Sale	-5,795		39.85
Sale	-193		39.83
Sale	-124		40.09
Sale	-110		40.29
Sale	-123		40.28
Sale	-74		40.51
Sale	-72		40.63
Sale	-4,596		40.67
Sale	-128		40.34
Sale	-14,412		40.66
Sale	-420		40.79
Sale	-1,101		39.82
Sale	-38,462		39.85
Sale	-30		39.85
Sale	-500		39.85
Sale	-100		39.85
Sale	-6		39.85
Sale	-750		39.85
Sale	-500		39.85
Sale	-9,652		39.85
Sale	-202		39.85
Sale	-27,952		39.85
Sale	-650		39.85
Sale	-10,000		39.85
Sale	-125		39.85
Sale	-250		39.85
Sale	-500		39.85
Sale	-80		39.85
Sale	-3		39.85
Sale	-20		39.85
Sale	-2		39.85
Sale	-9,326		39.85
Sale	-12		39.86
Sale	-500		39.86
Sale	-580		39.86
Sale	-2,496		39.85
Sale	-4,000		39.85
Sale	-200		39.85
Sale	-100		39.85
Sale	-1,000		39.85
Sale	-1,000		39.85
Sale	-1,000		39.85
Sale	-3		39.85
Sale	-1,000		39.85
Sale	-8		39.85
Sale	-144		39.85
Sale	-1,000		39.85
Sale	-33		39.85
Sale	-11,500		39.85
Sale	-3,000		39.85
Sale	-100		39.85
Sale	-5,000		39.85
Sale	-10,012		39.85
Sale	-330		39.86
Sale	-288		39.86
Sale	-250		39.86
Sale	-550		39.86
Sale	-231		39.87
Sale	-5,938		39.87
Sale	-162		39.85
Sale	-1,616		39.85
Sale	-27,200		39.85
Sale	-4,246		39.85
Sale	-4,247		39.85
Sale	-75		39.85
Sale	-1,241		39.85
Sale	-500		39.85
Sale	-1,000		39.85
Sale	-216		39.85
Sale	-50		39.85
Sale	-1,000		39.85
Sale	-26		39.85
Sale	-836		39.85
Sale	-1,000		39.85
Sale	-100		39.85
Sale	-730		39.86
Sale	-122		39.86
Sale	-158		39.94
Sale	-250		39.95
Sale	-250		39.95
Sale	-150		39.95
Sale	-100		39.95
Sale	-3		39.95
Sale	-64		39.95
Sale	-15,655		40.00
Sale	-500		40.00
Sale	-126		40.00
Sale	-1,866		40.00
Sale	-178		39.93
Sale	-500		40.00
Sale	-3,791		40.00
Sale	-498		40.00
Sale	-250		40.00
Sale	-500		40.00
Sale	-250		40.00
Sale	-1,140		40.00
Sale	-200		40.00
Sale	-1,000		40.00
Sale	-94		40.00
Sale	-2,000		40.00
Sale	-200		40.01
Sale	-250		40.02
Sale	-1,406		40.02
Sale	-144		40.02
Sale	-166		40.16
Sale	-139		40.24
Sale	-126		40.27
Sale	-7,334		40.16
Sale	-166		40.16
Sale	-2,500		40.17
Sale	-137		40.16
Sale	-133		40.10
Sale	-143		40.07
Sale	-139		40.02
Sale	-2		40.07
Sale	-141		40.07
Sale	-42		40.06
Sale	-111		40.10
Sale	-112		40.06
Sale	-102		40.14
Sale	-5		40.15
Sale	-120		40.24
Sale	-107		40.30
Sale	-126		40.17
Sale	-122		40.13
Sale	-103		40.10
Sale	-129		40.14
Sale	-129		40.14
Sale	-105		40.10
Sale	-111		40.11
Sale	-88		40.05
Sale	-33		40.14
Sale	-85		40.24
Sale	-86		40.25
Sale	-80		40.27
Sale	-74		40.28
Sale	-93		40.26
Sale	-62		40.30
Sale	-73		40.30
Sale	-69		40.27
Sale	-63		40.25
Sale	-57		40.27
Sale	-59		40.25
Sale	-55		40.30
Sale	-43		40.30
Sale	-56		40.31
Sale	-52		40.31
Sale	-42		40.30
Sale	-58		40.21
Sale	-46		40.22
Sale	-46		40.27
Sale	-49		40.31
Sale	-44		40.27
Sale	-75		40.26
Sale	-46		40.38
Sale	-47		40.40
Sale	-45		40.41
Sale	-41		40.45
Sale	-51		40.41
Sale	-58		40.43
Sale	-80		40.42
Sale	-52		40.48
Sale	-51		40.50
Sale	-51		40.51
Sale	-65		40.51
Sale	-62		40.56
Sale	-60		40.52
Sale	-51		40.51
Sale	-77		40.51
Sale	-68		40.56
Sale	-4		40.56
Sale	-85		40.54
Sale	-71		40.57
Sale	-91		40.63
Sale	-98		40.61
Sale	-89		40.64
Sale	-28		40.61
Sale	-95		40.60
Sale	-96		40.64
Sale	-82		40.63
Sale	-106		40.58
Sale	-100		40.66
Sale	-13,500		40.70
Sale	-83		40.69
Sale	-200		40.70
Sale	-2,993		40.70
Sale	-500		40.70
Sale	-600		40.70
Sale	-2,207		40.70
Sale	-1,203		40.70
Sale	-250		40.70
Sale	-18,547		40.70
Sale	-3,712		40.67
Sale	-4,000		40.67
Sale	-75		40.67
Sale	-3,000		40.67
Sale	-686		40.67
Sale	-3,510		40.67
Sale	-421		40.68
Sale	-43		40.63
Sale	-50		40.63
Sale	-110		40.54
Sale	-109		40.52
Sale	-93		40.53
Sale	-74		40.54
Sale	-36		40.54
Sale	-110		40.53
Sale	-126		40.48
Sale	-127		40.50
Sale	-108		40.49
Sale	-103		40.47
Sale	-124		40.41
Sale	-124		40.41
Sale	-114		40.56
Sale	-114		40.50
Sale	-149		40.45
Sale	-15		40.41
Sale	-100		40.41
Sale	-132		40.38
Sale	-119		40.39
Sale	-120		40.34
Sale	-115		40.37
Sale	-145		40.43
Sale	-81		40.52
Sale	-77		40.52
Sale	-136		40.52
Sale	-142		40.57
Sale	-166		40.53
Sale	-36		40.49
Sale	-125		40.49
Sale	-161		40.46
Sale	-141		40.46
Sale	-181		40.43
Sale	-208		40.55
Sale	-94		40.57
Sale	-250		40.57
Sale	-298		40.57
Sale	-1,000		40.57
Sale	-3,940		40.57
Sale	-4,247		40.57
Sale	-1,252		40.57
Sale	-8,174		40.57
Sale	-500		40.57
Sale	-3,684		40.57
Sale	-2		40.57
Sale	-80		40.57
Sale	-1,000		40.57
Sale	-200		40.57
Sale	-34		40.57
Sale	-237		40.58
Sale	-8		40.58
Sale	-32		40.68
Sale	-165		40.68
Sale	-135		40.67
Sale	-1,850		40.65
Sale	-450		40.65
Sale	-200		40.65
Sale	-1,230		40.65
Sale	-8,358		40.66
Sale	-2,500		40.64
Sale	-95		40.64

TOTAL BUY:1172929

TOTAL SELL:367727

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) No

Date of disclosure	4-07-2008
Contact name	Carolyn Collins/ Simon Crawley
Telephone number	44 20 7888 0241
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Rio Tinto Plc
Nature of connection (Note 9)	ADVISOR

Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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